The Luke Project
Who is Jesus and Why Should I Care? This is a question that stayed with me for way too many years. I grew up in a house divided. My Dad was an atheist, and my mom was a Christian. She would take my brother and I to Sunday School and church while we pleaded to stay home with Dad. I was bullied very heavily in elementary and middle school during the week, and then on the weekends, had to go to church, where those same bullies were, along with others. They acted so nice when they were with their families and in Sunday School; however, it was during the breaks between Sunday School and church, and at school that they showed a different side. We were taught that Jesus loved us; however, I did not feel love. I felt not good enough, shame, and judged. I felt like Jesus was someone who looked down on me from up above and was judging my every move so that he could throw me below into the pit of fire when he found out who I really was. I was shy, sad, and full of fear and anger. I felt misunderstood by others, but could not find the voice to speak up and let anyone in.
Jesus Calms The Storm
8: 22 - 25 There was a lake where Jesus was teaching. He looked around and asked his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. They all got into a boat and took off. As they were sailing, Jesus settled in for a nap. A fierce storm came down on the lake and...
Jesus’ Definition of Family
8: 19-21 Jesus’s mother and brothers (Joseph and Mary’s later children) came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd. Someone informed Jesus that they were there, standing outside, and that they wanted to see him. Jesus replied, “My mother and...
Parable of the Lamp
8: 16-18 Jesus then told another parable: “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the...
Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed
8: 1-15 Jesus began a tour of nearby town and villages teaching those who would listen about God. He took his twelve disciples with him, along with some well to do women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases and who out of gratitude for their healings,...
Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman
7: 36-50 One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, either to learn from him or in an attempt to trap him. A local woman whose behaviors conflicted with traditionally held moral principles (more than likely, a prostitute who had heard Jesus preach...
Jesus and John the Baptist
7: 18-35 John the Baptist’s disciples saw and heard all that Jesus was doing throughout his travels and reported what they witnessed back to John. John was in prison at the time. When he heard the news, he was confused. Although he was doing the work of the...
Raising up a Widow’s Son
7: 11-17 Soon after healing the officer’s slave, Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, followed by a large crowd. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the gate to the village. The only son of a widow had died and a large crowd was...
The Faith of a Roman Officer
7: 1-10 After Jesus taught the people about loving others, not judging, bearing good fruit and the importance of building on a solid foundation, he returned to Capernaum, right at a time where a highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. When...
Beatitudes – Building on a Solid Foundation
6: 46-49 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on...